Klarinet Archive - Posting 000142.txt from 1999/02

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: RE: [kl] Bore Oil (Planas Article)
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 04:34:13 -0500

Shouldn't you in fairness add (4) many instruments are *already*
thoroughly
impregnated with oil before they ever reach the hands of a player?
rjs

On Wed, 3 Feb 1999, Steven J. Goldman M.D. wrote:

> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 21:22:31 -0600
> From: "Steven J. Goldman M.D." <gpsc@-----.com>
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: RE: [kl] Bore Oil (Planas Article)
>
> Mark,
>
> OK, now I've read the whole thing. It does not change my opinion at all. The
> article is flawed by the incorrect assumption that the oil has to be
> absorbed to work. Mr. Planas correctly states that cracking is caused by
> uneven absorption of moisture (one of several reasons by the way), and he
> correctly recommends careful drying of the instrument as the most important
> thing you can do to prevent this. But that is JUST what proper oiling helps
> in doing, whether it is absorbed or on the surface. The skin of dried
> linseed oil is much more then "very cosmetic", it is very water repellant.
> And all the examples of how incorrect oiling can ruin the instrument carry
> no weight whatsoever. If you perform any maintenance improperly it will be
> detrimental. Improper reed prep can make a fair reed into an unusable one.
> Does this mean that no one should prepare a reed. Of course not. One should
> learn how to properly prepare it.
>
> Depending on the luck of the draw, a black wood instrument may not need
> oiling, pre-warming, etc. but you will only find out which type yours is
> when it cracks.
>
> In summary, every argument against oiling is flawed by three errors:
>
> 1) Not differentiating proper from improper oiling.
> 2) A basic misunderstanding of what the oil is doing and if it has to be
> absorbed
> 3) Over generalizing from the fact that many black wood instruments are
> strong enough to withstand the moisture they absorb to all black wood (or
> worse all wood) instruments are strong enough to withstand this.
>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 1321
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: RE: [kl] Bore Oil
>
>
> Re: Planas
>
> Did you read the whole article? There was a lot more to it, but I only
> excerpted a portion.
>
> There are some who feel that the _penetration_ into the wood is the
> desired effect.
> Mr. Planas does discuss the other oils, too - but I brought up only one
> small area - the section on oil penetration.....
>
>
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